Abahani thrash Rahmatganj
Dhaka, Feb 4: Dhaka Abahani Ltd outplayed 10 men Rahmatganj MFS 3-0 in their first match of Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday.
The first half ended goalless as Abahani struggled to find the finishing touch. Rahmatganj midfilelder Shamuzzaman Sohel was sent off due to the second bookable offence in the 36th minute.
Right winger Jahid Hossain broke the deadlock in the 59th minute with a powerful shot from the middle of the box after Waly Faisal curved a cross that was not properly cleared by the Rahmatganj defence (1-0).
Five minute later, substitute striker Touhidul Alam doubled the margin by placing shot on a pass of Ghanaian playmaker Awudu Ibrahim.(2-0)
Striker Twum Frank of Abahani sealed the victory in the 72th minute as the Ghanaian tapped in on Zahid ‘s right flank cross from an acute angle.(3-0)
Earlier, Abahani Ltd missed several chances to. Their best chances came in the 35th minute when Frank failed to head on Ibrahim’s free kick in front of open net.
Five minutes later winger Zahid missed a chance as he shot went wide with the Rahmatganj goalie Shujon Chowdhury at his mercy.